1. A. The nurse is providing discharge education for a postoperative client who had a partial
laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer. The client is concerned because the health care
provider said there was damage to the ninth cranial nerve. Which statement made by the
nurse is most appropriate?
1.”I will ask the health care provider to explain the consequences of your procedure.”
2.”This is a common complication that will require you to have a hearing test every year.”
3.”This is a common complication; your health care provider will order a consult for the
speech pathologist.”
4.”This is the reason you are using a special swallowing technique when you eat and drink.”
1.B. State your rationale justifying each option, including functions of the mentioned cranial nerve.
2.A. A nurse working in a neurology clinic receives the following telephone messages. Which
client should the nurse call back first?
1.Client prescribed sumatriptan who has throbbing left temple pain preceded by an aura
2.Client taking carbidopa-levodopa who has dizziness when rising from a sitting or lying
position
3.Client with myasthenia gravis who has a fever and increasing difficulty swallowing
4.Client with trigeminal neuralgia who reports burning cheek pain after eating ice creat
2.B. State your rationale including signs and symptoms of Parkinson disease, migraine, trigeminal
neuralgia, and myasthenia gravis. State some precipitating factors and/or primary defect. APA STYLE 7TH EDITION INCLUDE REFERENCES
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